I'm looking for any advice, or ideas on what I can do for my squirrel. I'm just so sad and at this point, defeated. I want to start by saying I never wanted a pet squirrel. My son found him in our yard, and showed him to me the next day. He said he watched and waited for mom, and once I found out about him, we watched out for her to no avail.
He was just so helpless, and tiny. His eyes weren't even open yet. I really didn't have much hope for him, but I couldn't not try to help this baby.
This was September/October, I scoured the internet for anything to help this baby, I bottle fed him and read so much information. I knew I needed to let him go asap, but I couldn't do it until he could feed himself. I knew it was going to be difficult, but also knew I couldn't keep him.
Well fast forward to now, he's still here, and I don't know what to do. The cold, snow, and fear kept me from releasing him after he was weaned, and now I'm afraid he is unreleasable because he hasn't been around any other squirrels.
He has started to show aggression, which I've been expecting. He's a wild animal, and doesn't understand human ways. He has attacked my dog, my husband and myself and he will only tolerate me. I thought I was doing the right thing by taking care of a tiny defenceless animal, and he is totally innocent in all of it. He was just kinda thrust into his little orphaned life, and just letting him suffer to death wasn't an option for me. I need to know if there is anything I can do now to ensure the best quality of life for him .